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>> no. >> does law enforcement know anything about that? >> no. >> there is mention of circuitry or a circuit board kind of device that was found. can you say anything about that? i'm assuming -- is that something you want to share with the store owners? >> i believe the circuit board was brought up by a member of the media right here and my remarks on that, i'm not prepared to speak to that, any aspect pertaining to that right now. certainly, going out to the community conducting the logical investigation i can assure you that the joint terrorism task force is doing that as we speak. >> are there any communications as to whether it took a lot of planning to do this, that they may have been planning for many years? >> again, hopefully that will come out in the investigation. that would be speculation on my part right now to speculate how much planning went into this. i do not want to provide you with anything that might be inaccurate information ultimately. i wouldn't want to speculate on that. >> the names of two victims have come out. >>
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if you see these men, contact law enforcement. if you know anything about the bombings or the men pictured here, please call the telephone listed on the photo arrays. that's 1-800-call-fbi. >> special agent deslauriers cannot emphasize that any more. the fbi provided several still frames they say best identify the men. to give you a better shot at recognizing the men, we've dugged into the video and pulled out the frames that you are seeing now. this is by no means perfect and the hats obviously make it harder. we have also slowed things down a bit if that helps you. it goes without saying, the fbi has more videos to work with than we are releasing right now. joining me now is susan candiotti and joe johns in washington. both have been working their sources. susan, you got new information about the behavior of the suspects. what is it? >> reporter: that's right, anderson. as chilling this is to watch the video moments before the bombing and to see these two suspects walking down the sidewalk but we're wondering about when it happe
if you see these men, contact law enforcement. if you know anything about the bombings or the men pictured here, please call the telephone listed on the photo arrays. that's 1-800-call-fbi. >> special agent deslauriers cannot emphasize that any more. the fbi provided several still frames they say best identify the men. to give you a better shot at recognizing the men, we've dugged into the video and pulled out the frames that you are seeing now. this is by no means perfect and the hats...
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>> picking up from law enforcement authorities in the government that across this country, a number of selected cities are actually beefing up their security presence in light of what has happened in boston. in new york city, for example, also here in washington, d.c., as far west as san francisco, police in all of those places taking a closer look at their security because frankly, when you think about this, talking to law enforcement authorities, piers, this is the kind of situation that law enforcement and other first responders train for, this huge mass casualty situation involving terrorism, but surprisingly, really hasn't happened in this country in any great degree since 9/11. so they feel a bit lucky up until this day, this bad thing hasn't happened but now they have to face it and they have to face it in cities all across america. >> joe johns, jessica yellin, thank you very much. i want to turn to juliette kayyam and cnn national security analyst fran townsend and the president of new age security solutions, former director of security at tel aviv airport. welcome to you all.
>> picking up from law enforcement authorities in the government that across this country, a number of selected cities are actually beefing up their security presence in light of what has happened in boston. in new york city, for example, also here in washington, d.c., as far west as san francisco, police in all of those places taking a closer look at their security because frankly, when you think about this, talking to law enforcement authorities, piers, this is the kind of situation...
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the state, local, federal law enforcement. and they presumably are, the fbi is the lead organization in charge of this investigation. but clearly there is some confusion amongst some of these sources about what's going on, even though the governor seemed to suggest that there wasn't. >> i think in the sense of cooperating with the investigation, sharing information, making sure if one agency comes into possession of some information, a photograph, maybe forensics, there's no question at all there's been very good cooperation. you've got federal officials, state officials and that's not always the case. there's no indication of any command and control issues here at all. there has certainly been consrnation about leaks. we've been told by srces about a possible arrest being made. operation under way leading to an arrest, specific identification of the suspect. i do know from following back on sources there's some consternation, and the agencies talking about who's leaking, why would they be leaking, let's pull back. the governo
the state, local, federal law enforcement. and they presumably are, the fbi is the lead organization in charge of this investigation. but clearly there is some confusion amongst some of these sources about what's going on, even though the governor seemed to suggest that there wasn't. >> i think in the sense of cooperating with the investigation, sharing information, making sure if one agency comes into possession of some information, a photograph, maybe forensics, there's no question at...
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the police, federal law enforcement engaged the suspect in that area. the franklin street area of waterto watertown. 30 to 40 shots were fired as part of this. sometimes there are oak hes. but federal law enforcement says that they're engaging a possible suspect. additional units are responding. we've seen that my out as we've been talking to our sources. the massive, massive sweep in. because as deb noted, the concerns about additional explosives, the officers on the scene, the first responders there have been told to wait for the heavier armed s.w.a.t. units, sniffer units and also for additional surveillance help to come in. they don't want to approach this scene, especially wli rith resis nearby. from what david fitzpatrick, an effort to get some of those in the closest areas to get them out. but because of all those concerns and what the enforcement authorities believe is the likelihood, the likelihood of additional explosives, they want to be extra careful here. >> to be precise, this is a possible suspect. we don't want to say 100% that they corn
the police, federal law enforcement engaged the suspect in that area. the franklin street area of waterto watertown. 30 to 40 shots were fired as part of this. sometimes there are oak hes. but federal law enforcement says that they're engaging a possible suspect. additional units are responding. we've seen that my out as we've been talking to our sources. the massive, massive sweep in. because as deb noted, the concerns about additional explosives, the officers on the scene, the first...
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call somebody, don't take the law into your own hands. they are armed, they're dangerous and you got to treat them that way. >> chris, you worked with the fbi at a high level. when they release pictures and video like this, is it safe to assume that all their ducks are in a row in the sense of clearly once this goes public, these two characters will know that they're on to them, will by then they have cleared everything with the ports and the airports and so on so if they try and make a run for it to get out of the country, they're ready for them? >> piers, this is the reason that we didn't hear this before now, that premature leak yesterday may have impacted the investigation as they say, with unintended consequences. you don't always reach this point of an investigation where you reach out directly to the public, but i can guarantee you that their investigative options have increased now and the bad guys' options have decreased. >> you were the head of the fbi when olympic bomber eric rudolph was arrested. you've been in the position th
call somebody, don't take the law into your own hands. they are armed, they're dangerous and you got to treat them that way. >> chris, you worked with the fbi at a high level. when they release pictures and video like this, is it safe to assume that all their ducks are in a row in the sense of clearly once this goes public, these two characters will know that they're on to them, will by then they have cleared everything with the ports and the airports and so on so if they try and make a...
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we have just gotten this, a bulletin from law enforcement. people being asked to be on the lookout for a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack and a black sweatshirt, possible foreign national, accent unclear, what the accent of the individual is, but believes to have some sort of an accent. we are just getting that information. john king is working his sources now. he joins us with the latest on the investigation. john, what are you hearing? >> well, that bolo, shorthanded police lingo for be on the lookout, just issued. i will give you reporting from all of our cnn team. a little more on that bolo. law enforcement is looking for a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack, possible foreign national because of an accent. the bolo notes to law enforcement officials says five minutes before the first explosion, this individual attempted to gain entry to a restricted area and when turned away, he broke eye contact and pulled his sweatshirt and hood over his head. no further info on him is what the bolo says. this is law en
we have just gotten this, a bulletin from law enforcement. people being asked to be on the lookout for a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack and a black sweatshirt, possible foreign national, accent unclear, what the accent of the individual is, but believes to have some sort of an accent. we are just getting that information. john king is working his sources now. he joins us with the latest on the investigation. john, what are you hearing? >> well, that bolo, shorthanded...
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we expect to learn more at a news conference with law enforcement at 5:00 p.m. eastern time cnn will bring that to you live. we've also just learned senator saxby chambliss the ranking republican on the senate intelligence committee said, quote, there are a lot of things that are surrounding this that would give an indication that it may have been a domestic terrorist, but that just can't be assumed. i realized it was a horrific situation and that nobody deserved it. those were the words of olympic marathoner frank shorter after a terrorist attack, but this time he was talking about the munich games in 1972. those words also ring true for what shorter witnessed in boston yesterday. he had just stepped away from the celebration in copley square when he hear the boom of the explosions, a gut-wrenching dejavu for frank shorter. he witnessed terrorists carry out the attacks on israeli athletes at the 1972 olympics. days later he went on to win the gold medal in the olympic marathon. frank shorter joins me now live from denver. frank, thanks so much for joining us. w
we expect to learn more at a news conference with law enforcement at 5:00 p.m. eastern time cnn will bring that to you live. we've also just learned senator saxby chambliss the ranking republican on the senate intelligence committee said, quote, there are a lot of things that are surrounding this that would give an indication that it may have been a domestic terrorist, but that just can't be assumed. i realized it was a horrific situation and that nobody deserved it. those were the words of...
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you're speaking with law enforcement, local, state, federal law enforcement types. any sense of sort of a general description of where this investigation stands right now, infancy, middle, advanced, anything along those lines? >> earlier in the week we were told forensic teams were expected to wrap up toward the end of the week. there's been no update on that. we're not clear whether in fact they have gotten all the evidence they need from various locations. the one by the tree where one device went off and also by the finish line where another device went off. they've been canvasing the area now and we're told that there were other people. through the last couple days we've seen a number of photographs of people who investigators are interested in speaking with. it'll be very, very interesting if the photographs that we have seen are an individual or individuals who now they are looking for. there are a couple of people who saw or were very difficult to identify. there was nothing that stood out about them. they almost seemed to appear to be shielding themselves, s
you're speaking with law enforcement, local, state, federal law enforcement types. any sense of sort of a general description of where this investigation stands right now, infancy, middle, advanced, anything along those lines? >> earlier in the week we were told forensic teams were expected to wrap up toward the end of the week. there's been no update on that. we're not clear whether in fact they have gotten all the evidence they need from various locations. the one by the tree where one...
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this is probably the closest they thought they could come to changing gun laws. there will be other amendments but in terms of a real prize for those looking to expand gun restrictions this was it and it didn't happen. >> how much of this was because of principled opposition to the amendment and how much an issue of risk/reward. in other words there was very little potential reward because it was probably never going to pass the house of representatives even if it was going to be voted on in the house. for some senators it might not even have been worth the risk of voting for it since it wouldn't have become law. >> reporter: a great question. it is hard to know how many senators decided not to vote for it for that reason. what tends to happen is as you get close to the magic number of 60 all of a sudden you can potentially get a whole bunch of other senators because the senators who are voting for it realize that, you know what, i might as well get on the side of a winning issue here. to your point that is exactly what did not happen here. you had gabby giffords
this is probably the closest they thought they could come to changing gun laws. there will be other amendments but in terms of a real prize for those looking to expand gun restrictions this was it and it didn't happen. >> how much of this was because of principled opposition to the amendment and how much an issue of risk/reward. in other words there was very little potential reward because it was probably never going to pass the house of representatives even if it was going to be voted on...
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law enforcement sources. john is here, julia is here, our law enforcement analyst. and, john, i want you to recap for our viewers exactly what we know. we're awaiting a news conference we believe will happen around 5:00 p.m. eastern with the fbi, local police, the governor, the mayor and others. they'll tell us what they can at that time. in the meantime, your breaking news. >> i was told by one source this morning a boston law enforcement source that they believe they had a breakthrough of significant progress in the investigation. this source declined to be much more specific just said as the analysis continued, and we know the analysis was centered on video analysis, all the camera stuff turned in by local television stations, individuals, video and still photos. i was told there was a much better mood this morning and what they believe to be significant progress in the investigation, a turning point. that's how a boston law enforcement source described it to me. i spoke to a second source briefed on and based on my ranks with that source, i can't identify that s
law enforcement sources. john is here, julia is here, our law enforcement analyst. and, john, i want you to recap for our viewers exactly what we know. we're awaiting a news conference we believe will happen around 5:00 p.m. eastern with the fbi, local police, the governor, the mayor and others. they'll tell us what they can at that time. in the meantime, your breaking news. >> i was told by one source this morning a boston law enforcement source that they believe they had a breakthrough...
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i just had a communication with a law enforcement force in boston tonight. here's the information, we have a number of active leads and some good early progress in the forensics analysis. but that same source went on to say but no identified suspects to my knowledge. this source says personally knows of two explosive devices and several suspected devices. he said he saw no additional reporting from law enforcement officials of any additional confirmed devices beyond the two. but two confirmed devices. i asked him, because the fbi special agent in charge at the briefing tonight called this a criminal investigation and said "potential terrorism investigation." fbi and other federal officials? washington labeled it earlier terrorism. so i asked this source if they were dialing back and the source said "there's a clear effort here to be cautious. te vent speaks for itself, but we have a lot to learn." the next briefing is scheduled for the morning. to the alert, police put out what is called a bolo, a be on the lookout notice for a dark-skinned, possibly black m
i just had a communication with a law enforcement force in boston tonight. here's the information, we have a number of active leads and some good early progress in the forensics analysis. but that same source went on to say but no identified suspects to my knowledge. this source says personally knows of two explosive devices and several suspected devices. he said he saw no additional reporting from law enforcement officials of any additional confirmed devices beyond the two. but two confirmed...
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a lot of people very thankful for efforts by law enforcement over this past week. jeff, explain this legal situation that he's in where authorities say he does not need to be read his miranda rights. >> right. first of all, let's just remember he may be in no physical condition to answer questions with or without miranda warnings. so his physical condition is the great unknown here which may render this whole dispute about miranda moot. let's assume that he is in a condition to answer questions. usually when someone is arrested, they get miranda warnings, and then they is a choice of whether to answer questions or not. here the government has said when there is an imminent danger to public safety, they can question without miranda warnings. that has traditionally or usually been interpreted to mean a future danger to public safety. the so-called ticking time bomb. tell us what's going to happen in the future, and we're not going to worry about miranda. what makes this an unusual invocation of the public safety exception is that the government is saying there is no
a lot of people very thankful for efforts by law enforcement over this past week. jeff, explain this legal situation that he's in where authorities say he does not need to be read his miranda rights. >> right. first of all, let's just remember he may be in no physical condition to answer questions with or without miranda warnings. so his physical condition is the great unknown here which may render this whole dispute about miranda moot. let's assume that he is in a condition to answer...
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obviously the law enforcement has done a tremendous job in protecting america. a tremendous job in apprehending this particular suspect. but we still have some very serious challenges in the world, and when you live in a country that cherishes our freedom so much in an open society, it presents very difficult challenges for both law enforcement and our intelligence capabilities, but again, we have to move forward. hopefully america can live life as normally as possible. but we have to be vigilant about the challenges that exist against the united states. >> former attorney general alberto gonzales. thank you so much for joining us this morning. appreciate your insight, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> let's get to christine romans in new york with the rest of the top stories. >> hi, john. we're keeping an eye this morning on a court hearing today in canada in the alleged terrorist plot to attack a pass edger train running between new york and toronto. canadian authorities say al qaeda is behind that plot. two suspects are being held without bail. one is due i
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but law enforcement sources say they have a number of active leads. they've issued a be on the lookout bulletin for someone described as a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack and black sweatshirt. that person could be a foreign national with an accent. sources say he tried to gain access to a restricted area before the blast. police are also looking for a penske truck that tried to gain access to a restricted area. a federal law enforcement official told cnn that both bombs were small. and initial tests show no c-4 or other high-grade explosive material. suggesting the packages used in the attack were code devices. still >> there's a certain level of sophistication. having made these bombs before, it's not easy. you just can't get it on the internet, make two of these bombs go off fairly closely together. so somebody had some experience. somebody practiced. >> reporter: sourcesel cnn that one, possiy two, unexploded devices also were found. potential treasure troves of clues about who may have made the bombs. authorities still have no i
but law enforcement sources say they have a number of active leads. they've issued a be on the lookout bulletin for someone described as a darker skinned or black male with a black backpack and black sweatshirt. that person could be a foreign national with an accent. sources say he tried to gain access to a restricted area before the blast. police are also looking for a penske truck that tried to gain access to a restricted area. a federal law enforcement official told cnn that both bombs were...
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overnight in the streets of boston, celebrations, law enforcement hailed as heros. day six, as tsarnaev lay sedated and unable to speak from a neck injury, federal prosecutors prepare charges against him. pamela brown, cnn, boston, massachusetts. >> up next, inside the manhunt for the bombing suspect. boston's police, the commissioner walks us step by step through the final hours. >>> we're back now from boston. i want to get you up to speed on a few key parts of the terror investigation. first, police don't think there are any more suspects. they believe the two brothers acted as a two-man team. tamerlan tsarnaev dead after a police gun battle and his younger brother handcuffed tonight to a hospital bed. i want you to look at this video. neither of the suspects, but this was part of the elder brother's youtube collection, a russian militant, an extremist, who lived and died under the flag of jihad. police are checking on a possible connection. the victims, throw adults and a little boy. worshippers at new england's largest catholic church gathered today to share th
overnight in the streets of boston, celebrations, law enforcement hailed as heros. day six, as tsarnaev lay sedated and unable to speak from a neck injury, federal prosecutors prepare charges against him. pamela brown, cnn, boston, massachusetts. >> up next, inside the manhunt for the bombing suspect. boston's police, the commissioner walks us step by step through the final hours. >>> we're back now from boston. i want to get you up to speed on a few key parts of the terror...
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he will be in law enforcement custody. there are a lot of ways to entice people to speak, there are a lot of ways to -- if you have an individual, to determine who he has been with or other -- >> where that person lives, what their neighbors have seen, if he come and went from the apartment, phone records. >> this was not a suicide bomber, right? so this is a person with a lot of motives that might be able to be used by good law enforcement to get other information out. this is not someone who wanted to die for the cause. that means there is a weak link there. >> it is very possible that if this was done with some sort of political agenda, some sort of desire to make a statement, that person may very well may want to continue to make a statement using their own words. >> they may have that -- a lot of people believe that they are part of an organization of which that organization has no idea that they're a part, a lot of people have delusions, a lot of crazy people, so if we learn that they believe -- >> juliette has been
he will be in law enforcement custody. there are a lot of ways to entice people to speak, there are a lot of ways to -- if you have an individual, to determine who he has been with or other -- >> where that person lives, what their neighbors have seen, if he come and went from the apartment, phone records. >> this was not a suicide bomber, right? so this is a person with a lot of motives that might be able to be used by good law enforcement to get other information out. this is not...
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law enforcement authorities, interpol saying they have told all of their law enforcement members across 190-member countries to detect any similarly configured bombs, similar to the bombs that were used at the boston marathon. this interpol, orange notice as it's called, also includes the fingerprints of the two suspects, and other information provided by the fbi. this has been made available to world police authorities. the decision by the fbi and u.s. authorities, it goes on to explain, that july yet -- give us some context what this means. an orange alert by interpol to search for similarly crafted bombs, as the ones used in the boston marathon. >> so, while everything seems abnormal today, there are actually normal protocols that goes on when this happens in any country. this happened after the july 7th attacks in london. there's a device, people used in the united states, in a city, it goes around to international police organizations, and all throughout the world saying, hey, you know, there may be devices that others are planning similarly. and it does not mean we know there are,
law enforcement authorities, interpol saying they have told all of their law enforcement members across 190-member countries to detect any similarly configured bombs, similar to the bombs that were used at the boston marathon. this interpol, orange notice as it's called, also includes the fingerprints of the two suspects, and other information provided by the fbi. this has been made available to world police authorities. the decision by the fbi and u.s. authorities, it goes on to explain, that...
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and that's why you've heard federal law enforcement officials say they're looking at planes coming in and out of boston, even as we speak. as the investigation is ongoing. and one of the things we ought to mention is on all of these component parts, investigators will be looking for latent fingerprints. they'll be looking for dna samples. because somebody had to touch it to put it together. so it's likely that they will have left some mark on this that will be distinctive to them. so all of this will come together to try and help them to quickly identify. what juliette says about it being a boston case is absolutely right. we looked at prior terrorism cases, both successful and unsuccessful cases that have been disrupted, and each time you trace back sort of the perimeter you find that devices are put together in close proximity to where the attack is actually launched. so that's -- investigators understand that and will begin to work from the crime scene outward. >> all right, fran townsend, juliette chi up, our thanks to you. >> let's get back to christine romans in new york right n
and that's why you've heard federal law enforcement officials say they're looking at planes coming in and out of boston, even as we speak. as the investigation is ongoing. and one of the things we ought to mention is on all of these component parts, investigators will be looking for latent fingerprints. they'll be looking for dna samples. because somebody had to touch it to put it together. so it's likely that they will have left some mark on this that will be distinctive to them. so all of...
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joe johns has been talking about his law enforcement sources. joe, what have you been learning about what other cities are doing specifically in response to today's bombings? >> obviously, as you said, boston is taking the lead, erin. the federal response has been enormous. the fbi, which takes the lead role in terrorism investigations, flooding that city with an enormous presence, dealing with an enormous crime scene. then we have the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms sending in every available person. they've activated their national response team. canine handlers and so on. most everyone we've spoken with, as you said, at first glance didn't think these devices were very sophisticated, but were very powerful. investigators are trying to figure out what they can find from the arc of the explosion, the agent used in the explosion. whether it was homegrown or international terrorism. but across the country, these explosions in boston usualered in a cold wind. a bunch of cities taking precautions. new york city beefing up security. police i
joe johns has been talking about his law enforcement sources. joe, what have you been learning about what other cities are doing specifically in response to today's bombings? >> obviously, as you said, boston is taking the lead, erin. the federal response has been enormous. the fbi, which takes the lead role in terrorism investigations, flooding that city with an enormous presence, dealing with an enormous crime scene. then we have the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms sending in...
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as of yesterday, the chief law enforcement official of the u.s. senate told senators, and made a clear, broad statement that he does believe what was found in this envelope to senator wicker, is that it was ricen, but late last night, the fbi issued a statement saying they don't feel as confident, there needs to be additional tests done. and that's what's going on as we speak in a lap in maryland which is not too far from washington dc. never the less, the senators were briefed and told to be very careful. >> what is senator wicker saying about this? does he feel targeted or was it just a random act? >> he is not saying anything really at all. he is being very careful, very mum. our producer is at his office right now and they're repeating what they said last night and said this is a matter for law enforcement to deal with. he and his wife say thank you for all of your help, but he has been very careful not to say too much. i think understandably so. on that note, i should say that a law enforcement official told me they're certainly talking to a
as of yesterday, the chief law enforcement official of the u.s. senate told senators, and made a clear, broad statement that he does believe what was found in this envelope to senator wicker, is that it was ricen, but late last night, the fbi issued a statement saying they don't feel as confident, there needs to be additional tests done. and that's what's going on as we speak in a lap in maryland which is not too far from washington dc. never the less, the senators were briefed and told to be...
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jake tapper joins us and what are law enforcement officials telling you? >> a government official says in the preliminary interviews with sfwl dzhokhar tsavraev, he is providing details, not so much talking, but by nodding and writing things down. he says there were no foreign terrorist groups involved with the attacks. they were radicalized on line. by watching videos online and getting instructions and information online. and in addition according to dzhokhar, the older brother, tamerlan, the driving force behind the attacks this is what dzhokhar is saying to investigators. investigators know they have to check everything out. not taking his word as gospel. they want to make sure that what he's saying is true, but this is what he is saying, according to government officials that we have spoken with, the brothers have seen to have been self-starter, self-radicalized individuals. seem to have been radicalized in the united states, and the motivating thought seems to be jihadist thought, the idea there is political and religious motivation, that islam is un
jake tapper joins us and what are law enforcement officials telling you? >> a government official says in the preliminary interviews with sfwl dzhokhar tsavraev, he is providing details, not so much talking, but by nodding and writing things down. he says there were no foreign terrorist groups involved with the attacks. they were radicalized on line. by watching videos online and getting instructions and information online. and in addition according to dzhokhar, the older brother,...
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there is some form of communication between law enforcement and the suspect. my source did not know whether in fact that communication was in writing. there is a lot of presumption it's in writing. we do have fran townsend reporting that the communication has been in writing. neither of our sources was able to discuss exactly, though, what's being communicated, how far they're getting with him, what they're learning. but i was told unequivocally that they have been questioning him since yesterday. >> this communication going on since yesterday. we do know he suffered some kind of wound to the neck. we understand there are periods of time he was sedated and intubated. so we can infer from that speaking would be remember difficult. but your sources saying there is communication. fran townsend saying she has sources that the communication is by writing. but they would not confirm the nature of any of the communication? >> no, they wouldn't. and i'm not sure how much it is actually. i was trying to find out exactly what questions they were asking. one would presum
there is some form of communication between law enforcement and the suspect. my source did not know whether in fact that communication was in writing. there is a lot of presumption it's in writing. we do have fran townsend reporting that the communication has been in writing. neither of our sources was able to discuss exactly, though, what's being communicated, how far they're getting with him, what they're learning. but i was told unequivocally that they have been questioning him since...
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it's federal, done from the top-down, every federal law enforcement has been involved in this looking for who did, why. the tone from the white house as well from the president himself has been to be calm and somewhat ignoring of who did this and why and resolved in finding out who they are, bringing them to justice and show that america overcomes. take a listen. >> the american people refuse to be terrorized because what the world saw yesterday, the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism, kindness, generosity and love. exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood, those who stayed to tend to wounded, some tearing off own clothes to make tourniquets, first responders who ran into the chaos to save lives, the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> now using the word and phrase "act of terror" may seem like a no-brainer. however the word means something, means something politically, legally, the aspect of being terrorized. it gets complicated. weave seeing play out here in real time. jessic
it's federal, done from the top-down, every federal law enforcement has been involved in this looking for who did, why. the tone from the white house as well from the president himself has been to be calm and somewhat ignoring of who did this and why and resolved in finding out who they are, bringing them to justice and show that america overcomes. take a listen. >> the american people refuse to be terrorized because what the world saw yesterday, the aftermath of the explosions were...
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law enforcement tells us high interest and possible suspects. one of the men are seen carrying a black backpack. the attached photos are being circulated in an attempt to identify the individuals highlighted therein. feel free to pass this around to fellow agents elsewhere. cnn is not showing the photos, was not describing the men. we don't want to tip them off. we begin tonight with that huge explosion tonight. hazardous material crews have been rushed to the scene. witnesses say it sounds like a bomb went off. with me is glen robinson, the ceo of the hospital in waco. >>> can you tell me at the moment how big you believe the injury toll is as we stand? >> at this time, i can certainly give you the numbers that we're aware of in our particular system. we're one of 12 hospitals in our system. wech received a total of 66 emergency vehicles and we have at least two more choppers that we know are inbound at this time bringing us additional patients who have been injured. i would say that in talking to our trama surgeons just a few minutes ago, many
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he was involved in much more than law enforcement. he was involved with the ambulance service on campus. he helped out organizations that were fighting cancer. someone who everyone has something good to say about today. getting the spotlight shined on his life and all the kacauses h supported. >> he will be remembered by a medal in his honor. >> reporter: mit saying they have set up a fund. this fund will support the collier medal. this is something that will be handed out to individuals who sort of have his kind of values and support the kind of causes he has supported. this is something they want to establish so it will more than just a tragedy that is the center of his life. >> dan lothian, over at white house for us. we'll have coverage of the memorial service. >>> just ahead here in the "cnn newsroom," we're going to introduce you to a man who survived the boston terror attacks, but only days later became a witness to a massive explosion in texas. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to f
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so obviously that's what law enforcement is trying to piece together right now. as we have been reporting all day yesterday, there wasn't any intelligence gathered beforehand that gave anybody any indication that something like this might even be in the air. so i think that, you know, that's got law enforcement kind of scratching its head. >> reporter: indeed. and they're going back, no doubt, over all the information, all the transmissions that happened in the days and weeks before. >> right. >> reporter: jessica, it is interesting. this is a president who often chooses his words extremely carefully on the one hand. it's also a president who famously is no drama obama. he doesn't like unnecessary drama, the lore goes. it may very well be the drama over the use of the word "terror," not using the word it's just not worth the hassle to him. get it out of the way today and move on with the investigation, which is actually the important thing here. >> reporter: i think you're right and i also think, look, he didn't use the word "terror" yesterday i think for a numbe
so obviously that's what law enforcement is trying to piece together right now. as we have been reporting all day yesterday, there wasn't any intelligence gathered beforehand that gave anybody any indication that something like this might even be in the air. so i think that, you know, that's got law enforcement kind of scratching its head. >> reporter: indeed. and they're going back, no doubt, over all the information, all the transmissions that happened in the days and weeks before....
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it so happens the background checks would not affect law-abiding gun owners. i believe in the second amendment. i think there is a right to bear arms and i don't think liberals are right when they say it only applies to malicious, and i was saying that before the heller amendment. on the other hand, this bill only affects people who are felons, who are adjudicated mentally ill, who are spousal abusers. if you're a law-abiding gun owner this isn't going to interfere with your rights but some of these gun organizations, the nra in particular, they can't win on the merits of the arguments so they scare people and that's what they've done here. having said that, if you represent one of these rural states they think if you vouch for this it is going to end up taking away your gun. >> okay. i want to turn to immigration reform because it is obviously why we booked the two of you, a big part of the immigration bill you and the other members of the gang of eight unveiled yesterday is about border security. some people are very skeptical that this actually would beef u
it so happens the background checks would not affect law-abiding gun owners. i believe in the second amendment. i think there is a right to bear arms and i don't think liberals are right when they say it only applies to malicious, and i was saying that before the heller amendment. on the other hand, this bill only affects people who are felons, who are adjudicated mentally ill, who are spousal abusers. if you're a law-abiding gun owner this isn't going to interfere with your rights but some of...
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if you see these men, contact law enforcement. if you know anything about the bombings or the men pictured here, please call the telephone listed on the photo arrays, 1-800-call fbi. >> special agent deslaauriers could not emphasize that enough. we will give you different angles to help you better recognize these men. again, this is by no means perfect. the hats obviously do make it harder. we have also slowed things down a bit in case that helps. goes without saying the fbi has trained photo interpreters and more video to work with than they're releasing just now. we should also caution that many people may resemble these men. the fbi, though, is counting on someone seeing something that stands out and points clearly to a name. i wants to bring in susan candiotti, who has new information from a source about the behavior of the suspects. what have you learned? >> that's right. this is a federal law enforcement official who has seen the videos and this official tells me that after the two are seen on videos planting the bombs, that
if you see these men, contact law enforcement. if you know anything about the bombings or the men pictured here, please call the telephone listed on the photo arrays, 1-800-call fbi. >> special agent deslaauriers could not emphasize that enough. we will give you different angles to help you better recognize these men. again, this is by no means perfect. the hats obviously do make it harder. we have also slowed things down a bit in case that helps. goes without saying the fbi has trained...
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this is a testament to the strength our relationships with canadian and american law enforcement and to the ability of canadian government agencies to work together in furtherance of canada's counterterrorism strategy. today's charges represent the most recent example of the tremendously successful effort and commitment of our national security teams. and i would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their outstanding dedication. in recent years, our collaborative approach has led to arrests and several convictions including in ottawa, in quebec and the 11 individuals in project osage in toronto. these successful arrests and convictions demonstrate the expertise and the effectiveness of our integrated teams. we could not have successfully completed this investigation without the collaboration of our partners at the local, national and international levels. on behalf of the rcmp, i express our appreciation for their tremendous support. i am pleased that some of these partners have been able to join us today. even with these successes, it is very important that canadians rema
this is a testament to the strength our relationships with canadian and american law enforcement and to the ability of canadian government agencies to work together in furtherance of canada's counterterrorism strategy. today's charges represent the most recent example of the tremendously successful effort and commitment of our national security teams. and i would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their outstanding dedication. in recent years, our collaborative approach has led to...
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and we now have this from multiple law enforcement officials. i was just texting with one that just confirmed the news here. this man was arrested in tupelo, mississippi and the reason why this is interesting is because that happens to be the hometown or at least the area where senator roger wicker is actually from. now he of course was one of the intended recipients of the letter. the other was president obama which we learned earlier "tod e. we don't have much information about this man except that he was arrested. the thing i can tell you is that late yesterday when senators here in the capitol were briefed, one senator, senator claire mccaskell came out and told reports, that the initial suspicion was it was a man back in mississippi for lack of a better way to say it, harassing. and it's clear really within 24 hours they went and found him. >> and dan a, i know there were some other scares today, but this man from tupelo, mississippi, hometown of senator wicker's, this is the only person who is responsible for all of the letters, right? >>
and we now have this from multiple law enforcement officials. i was just texting with one that just confirmed the news here. this man was arrested in tupelo, mississippi and the reason why this is interesting is because that happens to be the hometown or at least the area where senator roger wicker is actually from. now he of course was one of the intended recipients of the letter. the other was president obama which we learned earlier "tod e. we don't have much information about this man...
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they certainly will release that videotape in a court of law. they've described it in extensive detail. that's going to be powerful, powerful evidence in a potential trial. tom, thanks very much. let's recap quickly the surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, now facing federal charges, among them use gd and conspiring to 0 use a weapon of mass destruction rulgting in death. let's bring in our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, what happens next? >> what happens next is that the case will be presented to a grand jury. prosecutors will begin presenting evidence, leading to an indictment. i think the process is going to slow down a great deal. remember, this crime was only a week ago. the government is going to have to assemble a lot of scientific evidence trying to tie material that could be connected to the defendant, to the bomb itself. this is complicated stuff. i think it's going to be months in the grand jury until a final indictment is ready to be presented probably. and then at that point the case will be presented to a trial judg
they certainly will release that videotape in a court of law. they've described it in extensive detail. that's going to be powerful, powerful evidence in a potential trial. tom, thanks very much. let's recap quickly the surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, now facing federal charges, among them use gd and conspiring to 0 use a weapon of mass destruction rulgting in death. let's bring in our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, what happens next? >> what happens next is that the...
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that was one of the things that caught the attention of law enforcement. they're aggressively looking for these men and trying to figure out what they were doing. they don't know who they are, but they have definitely risen to the top of the list. >> wow. when you first reported this, they were interested in talking to them and hear what they had seen. now it seems that it's escalated from that. >> absolutely, 100%. what's fascinating, usually you get one picture and the picture tells a lot. the newest pictures that i've started to see they're photographed in different angles, at different points. photographed talking to each other, separated from one another. officials are compiling what is a time line of photographs in terms of where they were and what they were doing, and also the attraction between the two of them. >> we're not going to show the pictures and everyone can understand why, they're trying to find these people and talk to these people. we don't want to show their faces. is there any understanding of what these men looked like? >> the one th
that was one of the things that caught the attention of law enforcement. they're aggressively looking for these men and trying to figure out what they were doing. they don't know who they are, but they have definitely risen to the top of the list. >> wow. when you first reported this, they were interested in talking to them and hear what they had seen. now it seems that it's escalated from that. >> absolutely, 100%. what's fascinating, usually you get one picture and the picture...
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let's bring in law enforcement analyst former fbi assistant director tom fuentes. what isn't important. what when hear this, this is not left about versus right, this is about safely, a legitimate issue. >> i would ask them that question, chris. >> say it again. >> i said -- no, i would ask the senators and the members of the house of representatives what the -- what's the purpose and what they're trying to do. obviously it appears that they're trying to find out if the fbi missed something or if the department of homeland security missed something. >> right. >> how that could have happened or should there have been some kind of stops in place, the term ping that the system was pinged, i don't know of that or how that worked. that would be something within the passport control under dhs. but i note the russian sent a message to the fbi to investigate him in 2011. now and nothing comes of that, there's nothing derogatory found near as we can tell. everything was done that could have been done and the information was sent back to russia. now, now after that investiga
let's bring in law enforcement analyst former fbi assistant director tom fuentes. what isn't important. what when hear this, this is not left about versus right, this is about safely, a legitimate issue. >> i would ask them that question, chris. >> say it again. >> i said -- no, i would ask the senators and the members of the house of representatives what the -- what's the purpose and what they're trying to do. obviously it appears that they're trying to find out if the fbi...
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for one, the law doesn't even cover him because he's a u.s. citizen. but from a law enforcement national security perspective, what better way to minimize the impact of terrorists than to treat them like criminals. that's what they are. if you make them into sort of a bigger deal than he is or anyone is, it sort of gives them a relevance we actually don't want to. so a lot of people in national security and counterterrorism love this idea. not only because of the legal underpinnings behind it but also because it sort of says to anyone who would harm us, you're just a criminal. >> there has also been a lot of successful prosecutions of terrorist suspects in criminal court. >> you can learn a lot of evidence from this. when i first got into this field it was right after the africa bombings, african embassy bombings in '98, and some of the testimony that came out of that really taught us a lot about bin laden, about his rise within islamic jihadism and you can learn a lot out of it. what we don't know is whether he has anything to teach us. that's the one
for one, the law doesn't even cover him because he's a u.s. citizen. but from a law enforcement national security perspective, what better way to minimize the impact of terrorists than to treat them like criminals. that's what they are. if you make them into sort of a bigger deal than he is or anyone is, it sort of gives them a relevance we actually don't want to. so a lot of people in national security and counterterrorism love this idea. not only because of the legal underpinnings behind it...
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we enforce the rule of law. we've confronted the reality of amnesty for the 11 million or more people that came here illegally by proposing a a lengthy path to citizenship that does not place lawful immigran at a disadvantage and is doing everything possible to make our border secure. finally, we have recognized that most people who cross our border illegally are -- or over stay their visas have done it forhe same reason that attracted other imlegal economics to find opportunity and live in a society that values human dignity. we can't sanction the violation of the immigration laws, nether can we have people desperate for a better life being exploited by human traffickers, abused by violent criminals and left to die in our zests. yes, we offer -- deserts. yes, we offer a path to citizenship to those that are here. many of them make valuable contributions to our society and will provide even more if they are brought out of the shadows and in compliance with our laws. we are a nation with a conscience that can't t
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for the first time in 13 years, i have had real representation from an attorney at law. i'll be honest, i haven't had a lot of faith in attorneys. i've went through 20 or so in the last 13 years. and i will never let you go. that came from the heart. i didn't write that. i want to also thank senator roger wicker for his kind words about me in the press, and for the record, i have always felt that he is a good and honest man. i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered. as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father that i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. thank you. >> paul kevin curtis, released from custody, charges dropped. there's still plenty of stuff we don't know about what happened. dan lothian, our white house correspondent, is standing by. dan, we do know that ricin-l
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if there's not going to be a remedy at law and criminal law and apparently there isn't even the president's made a fairly clear that he has no intention of prosecuting much less even investigating george w. bush. dick cheney don rumsfeld the others. are there remedies a civil war. no they're going to have immunity yet every every stage anybody bringing a case like this there was an attempt to even have you know to characterize a couple of them is criminals in spain and in italy and there was you know some thought well maybe that could somehow parlay into a civil case they released the story could be told but then this administration stopped that they actually closed all that down look this is a bipartisan decision the democrats and the republicans both jumped on board neither asked intelligent questions about what does this do to our constitution in this country what does it do to our image what does it do to the rule of law what does it do to the very thing that separates us from barbaric countries and so you had the democrats lined up right along with republicans there is nothing that's g
if there's not going to be a remedy at law and criminal law and apparently there isn't even the president's made a fairly clear that he has no intention of prosecuting much less even investigating george w. bush. dick cheney don rumsfeld the others. are there remedies a civil war. no they're going to have immunity yet every every stage anybody bringing a case like this there was an attempt to even have you know to characterize a couple of them is criminals in spain and in italy and there was...
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and the contract itself, provides that the parties will be subject to all applicable laws and so the contract acknowledges that pg&e will continue to be subject to these provisions. >> okay. obviously we would completely agree to it accept that the amendments and leave it at that. >> supervisor avalos? >> just a couple of questions, is there any schematic designs so far of the hydroelectric generate ors? >> i am sorry i didn't understand. >> are there any designs that are available to see. >> from pgand e? >> no. from the project. >> yes. >> we have prelim drawings and they are going through the evolutionary phase and yes we have a set of drawings. >> is that something that you can send to my office or e-mail me? >> yes. >> please? >> make those available to you, no problem. >> just curious, thank you. >> okay. >> any other questions right now? >> okay. thank you, very much, we appreciate it. we have mr. rose from the budget analysts office. >> mr. chairman, and supervisor avalos on page 4 of the report as shown in table one which is actually on page 5, and there is a department just
and the contract itself, provides that the parties will be subject to all applicable laws and so the contract acknowledges that pg&e will continue to be subject to these provisions. >> okay. obviously we would completely agree to it accept that the amendments and leave it at that. >> supervisor avalos? >> just a couple of questions, is there any schematic designs so far of the hydroelectric generate ors? >> i am sorry i didn't understand. >> are there any...
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. >> why have they not adopted the law. what is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an allowing refusing treatment. we have a panel who have a knowledge of this subject in some cases because of their professional endeavors and in some cases because of personal experiences and in some cases, both. let me introduce them. karen chen is an attorney manager for the san francisco public defenders office, kathy, whose son battled mental illness, can is a subject treatment expert for the medical center. danny is the associate director for the serial neeb breet program for the city of san diego. and san francisco chief of police. gary is a psychiatrist and laura's law advocate and eduardo vega of the mental health association of san francisco. let me start by opposing a question to karen chen from the public defenders office. karen, can you -- how about if you start by giving us an overview of how the city handles this conflict between treatment and civil liberties. >> an involuntary hold starts in san francisco when
. >> why have they not adopted the law. what is it about forced treatment and the consequences for an allowing refusing treatment. we have a panel who have a knowledge of this subject in some cases because of their professional endeavors and in some cases because of personal experiences and in some cases, both. let me introduce them. karen chen is an attorney manager for the san francisco public defenders office, kathy, whose son battled mental illness, can is a subject treatment expert...
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>> we've asked through law enforcement for photographs and video tape. everybody has a smart phone and you can imagine thousands and thousands of images. every single one of those is combed. as the forensic investigators piece together what type of device and what type of container it was held until that helps folks reviewing the photos and videos to understand what exactly we should be looking for. >> rose: i want to thank you. i know it's a busy day and i don't want to take longer than i asked for and your people so graciously promised me on a busy day. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: as you know, people around the world because it was such an international event have been deeply saddened by this and i think their hopes and their prayers and their encouragement to the people of the commonwealth of massachusetts is strong and deep as you know. thank you for joining us. >> i'm grateful for that, charlie. i have received messages from friends and people i've never met from all over the country and all over the world expressing support for us here in bosto
>> we've asked through law enforcement for photographs and video tape. everybody has a smart phone and you can imagine thousands and thousands of images. every single one of those is combed. as the forensic investigators piece together what type of device and what type of container it was held until that helps folks reviewing the photos and videos to understand what exactly we should be looking for. >> rose: i want to thank you. i know it's a busy day and i don't want to take longer...
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is this where laws on the books have been ignored? >> laws are ineffective if you don't have the people to enforce them. and osha is so under staffed it can't possibly do the work. as for regulation, across the board we need increasing regulation. it protects business too. it is not good for businesses, and certainly not good for the west fertilizer company right now in west texas to have undergone what it has gone through. i think that conservative and liberal lines break down at times like this. all of west, texas conservative right through to perhaps a few progressives there are horrified by what happened. and there is no question that serious concern for human beings, for workers regulation is the answer. >> john: amy goodman is the host and executive producer of "democracy now," the greatest radio show. >> and tv. >> john: and tv. i'm sorry it's been such a sad occasion. you're going to stick around for the next block? great. we'll talk about the boston marathon bombing. both sides of the gun debate say this proves their point. a
is this where laws on the books have been ignored? >> laws are ineffective if you don't have the people to enforce them. and osha is so under staffed it can't possibly do the work. as for regulation, across the board we need increasing regulation. it protects business too. it is not good for businesses, and certainly not good for the west fertilizer company right now in west texas to have undergone what it has gone through. i think that conservative and liberal lines break down at times...